The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-02-11
TERRA FlRMA SHAKES.

Slight Earthquake Shocks Experienced in
Illinois, Indiana and Missouri-No DAM
age Done, but People Badly Scared
Destructive Floods Along the Ohio
River.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb This city was
visited by -@a earthquake shortly after four
o'clock yesterday morning A difference of
opinion exists as to the number Of shocks.
The first shock was the most distinct, the
ones following diminishing in intensity I'M
til the vibrations ceased. Houses were
shaken and windows and furniture Jared,
but no damage was done.
Dispatches from Salem, Litchfeld, Carmi,
Nation, Carlyle, Moweaqua, Charleston,
Champaign, Hillsboro, Centralia, Pana,
Olney and other points in this State report
the shocks distinctly felt.
VINCENNEs, Ind, Feb. THE shock yes
terday morning was felt shortly after four
o'clock. 1t lasted twelve or fifteen Sec
onds, and was preceded and succeeded by
a loud rumbling noise resembling distant
thunder. The vibrations were so great
in certain portions of the city as
to cause bedsteads to tumble. The up
heaval visited Petersburg, Bedford, Evans
vile, Sullivan and other Indiana towns. In
each place the citizens were rudely dis
turbed from their slunlbers, and the streets
were soon filled with excited people, who
rushed out of their houses scream
ing praying and singing.
ST. LOUIS, Feb IA slight shock of
earthquak was felt in this city between
four and 4:10 O'Clock yesterday morning.
The movement was barely noticeable in the
central portions of the city, but in the out
skirts and suburbs several persons were
awakened. In the southern part of the city
pictures were moved from the walls, but no
damage of any kind is reported. Reports
from Southern Missouri say the shock was
also felt there, but it seems to have been
no more severe there than here.
THE FLOODS.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 1.-THE Ohio river
reached it's height at fifty-six feet three
inches Saturday night, and yesterday it
began to fall slowly. At midnight it was
fifty feet seven inches and falling an
inch an hour.
All the railroads entering the Central
depot are now receiving freight and pas
sengers at Eighth street. Some of the
streets now having more or less water in
them are Madison, Brighton, Isabella.
Bellevue, Southgate, Hubbard, Cen
trail avenue, Moss, Chestnut, Front
Gloomy advices have been received from
points on the Indiana side of the Ohio
Two-thirds of the business houses and
dwellings of Troy and Enterprise, villages
above Evansville, are under water, and the
people have abandoned Enterprise entire
~, leaving most of their household goods
to be ruined and their stock to perish. It
is estimated that 100000 pens of
corn have been swept away or bad
~ damaged by the water. At New
burg 700 bales of hay waiting shipment
were carried away Sunday. The loss to
persons engaged in buying saw-logs is very
great, the product of the fall labor of sew
eral firms, each employing large force of
men, being swept away from the mouth of
Panther's creek. The lower part of the
city of Madison is flooded with water, and
business there has been suspended. Many
OF the factories, cooper shops and ship
yards are in extreme danger.